Legal Opinion
Aspegren v. Howmedica, Inc.
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided November 27, 1984No. 83-2882PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PRESIDING JUSTICE HARTMAN
delivered the opinion of the court:
Plaintiff appeals from an order of the circuit court of Cook County granting summary judgment against her and in favor of defendant, Howmedica, Inc. The issue on appeal is whether the circuit court properly found that plaintiff’s product liability action against defendant was barred by the applicable statute of limitations.
On September 4, 1979, plaintiff filed a complaint alleging that a vitallium prosthesis which had been surgically implanted in her hip in 1972 was designed and manufactured by defendant in an unreasonably dangerous…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Nolan v. Johns-Manville AsbestosIllinois Supreme Court · 1981
- Berry v. G. D. Searle & Co.Illinois Supreme Court · 1974
- Lipsey v. Michael Reese HospitalIllinois Supreme Court · 1970
- Ikenn v. Northwestern Memorial HospitalAppellate Court of Illinois · 1979
- Diomar v. Landmark AssociatesAppellate Court of Illinois · 1980
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3Cited by21 opinions
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- Saunders v. KlungboonkrongAppellate Court of Illinois · 1986
- Kramer v. Weedhopper of Utah, Inc.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1986
- Coronet Insurance Co. v. FerrillAppellate Court of Illinois · 1985
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